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Kenya to end tropical diseases by year 2030

Health PS Susan Mochache during the commemorations of World No Tobacco Day at the University of Nairobi on May 31, 2022. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Kenya is committed to ending Neglected Tropical Diseases by 2030, the Ministry of Health has said.

The timeline is in line with the World Health Organisation target, Health Principal Secretary, Susan Mochache, told delegates attending the three-day Global Summit on Neglected Tropical Diseases in Nairobi.

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